I ride my klx250 off road 95% of the time- I hit reserve at 45-65 miles- so I installed a clarke tank. at 2.7 gallons it was a big help. I also have a fcr 35- 331 kit, fourstroke works header and slipon, 13t.

 

The only diffence between 'on' and 'reserve' is the level of the pickup inside the tank. The 'On' pickup tube sets higher in the tank, and starts sucking air at around the .4 gallon level.

Oh, and on the subject of low fuel warning, you will also noticed pretty prounced backfiring if you are doing a lot of accel/decel.

 

Haven't heard any of that. Makes sense if it's sucking air, I'll have to pay more attention next time to see if I hear anything like that. Thanks! Oh I'm running completely stock by the way.

 

I have not seen any message on my odometer either.

Every time I parked the bike I practiced flipping the fuel C/O while I was still sitting on the bike and holding the clutch.
I have gotten pretty good at flipping that reserve switch with my right hand without looking. I have needed to do it twice in busy Los Angeles traffic so far.

 

i haven't ran er dry yet fill up every 150-160 km's. just watch the odometer and have a small tank that straps on nice if im goin in the woods. i would really like to get a larger tank for it. any sugesstions where?

 

Justgastanks.com!

 

Rode on the reserve today and filled up 1.507 gallons. That tank was soo full this time since I filled up while sitting on the bike upright instead of on its stand. $5.60!

Let's see when this stutter issue starts again. Nothing on the way home...I'll be very disappointed if it starts within 40 miles. When do you guys notice the stutter? Maybe I'm running too lean? It's a stock setup.

 

around 85 miles for me before I have to switch it. if on the highway, I once went to 95 before having to switch it to reserve. wow, three pages on this. I learned about reserve on my little Z50 when I was 5.

 

Yeah, my low fuel light doesn't work either. Must be a manufacturers issue:P
Lucky I can count
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I guess I'm just concerned about this motor stutter thing. I'm not convinced that it's a low fuel thing yet. Also the fact that the manual says a light should come on, and it doesn't. I really don't want to be sitting in the median turn area waiting to pull onto a 2 lane highway with a speed limit of 70mph, with blind hills, and have to worry about motor stutter because I've used a single gallon of gas. That's only 3/4 of the "main" tank. I'll find out soon enough when it kicks in. If it's before 50 miles I'm calling the dealer I got it from.